Sophronia albomarginata

Sophronia albomarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sophronia
Species: S. albomarginata
Binomial name
Sophronia albomarginata
Li & Zheng, 1998

Sophronia albomarginata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in China (Shaanxi, Gansu).[1]

The wingspan is 12.5-15 mm. Adults are similar to Sophronia humerella, but can be distinguished by indistinct short white lines at the apex of the forewings.[2]

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Li, H.; Zheng, Z. 1998: Two new species of the genus Sophronia Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Acta entomologica sinica, 41(3): 306-309. Abstract and full article (PDF)


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